Lost cat found at hospital

Karel and Michael Greenstein reunited with their cat Matzah, thanks to Mia Sohnge (right). Photo / Duncan Brown

After hearing a faint meow in the distance, 16-year-old Mia Sohnge immediately thought of her neighbour's lost cat.

Michael and Karel Greenstein had been missing their cat Matzah for 13 days and were about to give up hope when young Mia told her neighbours of the meowing coming from the old Napier Hospital site.

As they called Matzah's name the meowing got louder.

It was 11pm when Mr Greenstein called Ivan Yukich, the director for Demolition 1 to help them free Matzah.

Mr Yukich did not hesitate to come and rescue the cat.

Mr and Mrs Greenstein were overjoyed to be reunited with their feline friend.

"It was absolutely incredible," Mrs Greenstein

"Mia became our hero."

The couple had put posters up all over the area including on the hospital building.

Karel said that Matzah was in reasonably good health on her return home.

"She wasn't overly thin so she obviously found something to munch on.

"She was very thirsty, she drank about a gallon of water," she said.

Mr and Mrs Greenstein recently moved to Napier from Auckland and are grateful to the "tight knit community" for their search efforts.

"It feels pretty good to be here," Mr Greenstein told Hawke's Bay Today.